Letter: FRRPD board needs to move on

We've been attending Feather River Recreation and Park District meetings for 22 months. The Sept. 25 FRRPD forum was organized by Oroville Councilwoman Cheri Bunker. Is it possible she gave out the questions to a select few on the panel? The audience was only allowed two questions and those two people were already picked.

Jan Hill was chairman of the board and on the Finance Committee that was responsible for the $3.5 million purchase of the Gymnastic Center. The district was already underwater before this purchase, and the previous owner Marcia Carter was losing money and about to file bankruptcy. This is the reason for our huge debt.

The three members that had nothing to do with that purchase and the two $1 million signature loans taken out prior to their election and appointment to the board are T.J. Jensen, John Allen and Chris Pablano.

Jensen, Pablano and General Manager Scott Perkins have been working for months with Rabobank and were finally able to get the $3.5 million loan restructured. This was accomplished under constant attacks and disruptions by a group which includes four people that are running for the board. Those four people are Victoria Coots, Virgle Gage, Eva Lincoln and Carter. They are also the reason we have police presence and a lawyer at the meetings, which is costing us huge amounts of money due to their conduct.

Oroville would be better served with Jensen, Allen, Pablano and Karen Whitlow on the board.